Re: Shortcut windows and strings' context

On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Piotr Drąg wrote: > Hi guys, Hey, > Is this something that affects other languages as well? I'd like to > ask the developers to add context (i.e. attribute 'context="shortcut > window"' in .ui files) to strings in these windows, and to add

Shortcut windows and strings' context

Hi guys, As you might have noticed, GNOME apps are getting nice new shortcut help windows [1]. I'm a bit concerned about translating these: strings from help overlays are getting mixed with other strings in an app, and I need to use different forms. For example, in a menu I'd use the imperative

Re: Shortcut windows and strings' context

On 11.12.15 19:42, Piotr Drąg wrote: I know that it differs from language to language, its conventions, style, etc. But do I understand correctly that your language could also use context in the help strings? Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing your initiative, just your example is

Re: Shortcut windows and strings' context

On 11.12.15 18:57, Piotr Drąg wrote: For example, in a menu I'd use the imperative form of "Quit", while in the help I'd have the verbal noun - both as translations of the same original string. Help must be more descriptive and use verbs to explain the action, noun isn't really as clear as

Re: Shortcut windows and strings' context

2015-12-11 18:28 GMT+01:00 Коростіль Данило : > On 11.12.15 18:57, Piotr Drąg wrote: >> >> For example, in a menu I'd use the >> imperative form of "Quit", while in the help I'd have the verbal noun >> - both as translations of the same original string. > > Help must be